November Garden Guide
Now's about the time hungry birds flit in and out of the garden, hoping you've thought ahead and planted a few bird-seed flowers.
See, flowers are often dead-headed to bring on more blooms but if you leave the final bloom to go to seed, you can feed hungry critters long into winter.
– November To-Do's –
- Stop deadheading to allow flowers go to seed for bird feed
- Turn over beds and enrich soil with layers of organic material
- Clean and store tender bulbs and corms
- Clear garden of refuse and dead material
- Remove fallen leaves from beds
- Winterize patio containers and baskets
- Frost control for semi-hardy plants
- Continue to plant spring-blooming bulbs until ground freezes
- Prune blackberry and raspberry canes
- Start forced bulbs, such as amaryllis or paperwhites